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Our School Values: Respect, Trust, Working Together, Integrity and Perseverance

Issue No. 2

Thornbury Primary School Hutton Street, Thornbury, 3071 t: 9484-3254 f: 9480-0718 e: [email protected] www.thornburyps.vic.edu.au NEWSLETTER

18th February, 2016

Garden Party—3.00pm onwards Friday 19th February, 2016

Census Day - School Disco/casual clothes day Friday 26th February, 2016

Immigration Museum Excursion Grades 4/5/6 Tuesday 1st March, 2016

Ride to School Day Wednesday 2nd March, 2016

School Photo—Full uniform Thursday 3rd March, 2016

Labour Day Holiday—No Students required at School Monday 14th March, 2016

School Council AGM Wednesday 23rd March, 2016

Last Day of Term 1 - School Ends 2.30pm Thursday 24th March, 2016

First Day Tem 2 - School Starts 9.00am Monday 11th April, 2016

DATES TO REMEMBER

A Creative and Diverse

Community Growing Together

TERM DATES FOR 2016

Term 1: 29th January to 24th March Term 2: 11th April to 24th June

Term 3: 11th July to 16th September Term 4: 3rd October to 20th December

LUNCH ORDERS AT THORNBURY

PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL PHOTOS School photos will be

on Thursday 3rd March Ensure full school uniform is worn

on this day. Further information will be

distributed shortly.

Thornbury Primary School


Parents and Carers as Learning Partners Thank you to everybody who attended our Welcome Picnic last week. If you were unable to make it, I would encourage you to make a time to come and see your child’s classroom and

meet their teacher. We value the relationships that we form with every student’s parents and

carers as our aim is to ensure that the home-school partnership is strong and we can work together in maximising every child’s learning outcomes.

School Council Elections Next week I will be sending a notice (hard copy and via school stream) to notify the school community of the upcoming School Council election. There will be two vacant Parent Category positions on school council, nomination forms will be available from the office and you will have one week from the call for nominations to lodge your nomination at the office. If required, an election will be held directly after nominations close. If this occurs, election information and ballot papers will be sent to all families.

Supervision of Students All staff at our school take duty of care very seriously and ensure students are well supervised when in classrooms and in the schoolyard. Parents are reminded that teachers are on yard duty from 8.45am, and after school until 3.45pm. If you are unable to drop off and pick up between these times, then you need to make arrangements for before/after school care.

Structure of the day 8.50am – Music 8.55am – Children line up 9.00am-11.00am – Teaching & Learning 11.00am-11.15am – Eating Time inside 11.15am-11.45am – Play Break 1 11.45am – 1.30pm – Teaching & Learning 1.30pm-1.45pm – Eating Time inside 1.45pm-2.30pm – Play Break 2 2.30pm-3.30pm – Teaching & Learning 3.30pm - Dismissal

Respect the road rules and parking signs Respect the road rules and parking signs. It is important that parents park legally to provide a safer environment for children. Double parking restricts the view of drivers, forces children onto the road and obstructs the flow of traffic.

40km/h sign All school speed limits across the State are clearly signposted. Look out for the speed signs near schools and slow down to improve safety for children.

Children crossing When the flags are displayed at a children’s crossing, you must stop for pedestrians who are waiting to

cross or who have started crossing. You must remain stopped until the crossing is clear. These rules apply even if there is no crossing supervisor.

No parking It is important that you don’t park in any area where this sign is displayed.

No stopping No stopping means you must not stop at the kerb for any reason Parking within 20 metres before a designated school crossing or 10 metres after is illegal.

Acting Principal Shaun McClare

Acting Principal’s Report

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Office News

School Office Hours

Office hours are 8.30am - 4.30pm

Corridor Access for Dismissals

We remind parents to please meet your child outside the school building at the end of the day as the corridors and

office area become too congested if parents are inside and it becomes a safety issue across the school.

We would suggest you designate a meeting point where your child can meet you every day.

We appreciate your co-operation in this area.

School Payments

Just a reminder that all school payments for excursions, incursions and any activities must be placed in an envelope

together with the signed permission notice.

CSEF Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund

We need your applications by Friday 26th February!

CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school

excursions/incursions, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF.

A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families.

The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions/incursions or sporting activities

for the benefit of your child.

The annual CSEF amount per student is: $125 for primary school students

Please contact the school office for further information or for an application before Friday 26th February



LUNCH ORDERS - CLASSROOM CUISINE.COM.AU

Welcome to the 2016 School Year!

We hope you've had a great break and feel ready for the year ahead! We're certainly looking forward to providing a great service again this year.

Before we get started....'A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING'!

PLEASE UPDATE YOUR CHILD'S CLASS FOR 2016.

Before placing any order please LOG IN to our site, CLICK ON 'MY ACCOUNT' and EDIT YOUR CHILD'S PROFILE selecting THE CORRECT CLASS FOR THIS YEAR so as to

make distribution of the lunches at the School End easy!

(To EDIT click on the Pencil and Paper Icon beside the Child's Name!)

......and A FEW FRIENDLY REMINDERS!

OUR ORDERING SYSTEM REALLY DOES CLOSE AT 8.30am!

Once it's 8.30am and ordering closes we are Go, Go, Go! All our concentration is directed toward getting the best possible lunches to those who've met the 8.30am CUTOFF! We're still a small business trying to keep the cost of our lunches to an

absolute minimum for you!

PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF TIME - WE CAN'T ACCEPT ORDERS by EMAIL OR PHONE AFTER 8.30am and provide the pricing, service and variety of Menu Options that we do!

YOU CAN ORDER IN ADVANCE FOR ONE DAY OR AS MANY DAYS AS YOU LIKE IN THE ONE

TRANSACTION!

You can order in advance, more than one meal and for more than one child in the same Order! If you're a family who order frequently, i.e. every Weds or Fri we encourage you to ORDER IN ADVANCE and USE THE CANCEL OPTION if your child

doesn't go to school on the day of an ordered lunch. This is very helpful to us for planning purposes, not to mention a reduction in bank fees as we pick up the cost and are

charged per transaction. Again this is to help keep the cost to an absolute minimum for you!

PLACING ORDERS in ADVANCE really does HELP YOU (& US!) It can certainly SAVE YOUR HOUSEHOLD UNNECESSARY STRESS ON BUSY SCHOOL MORNINGS!

ONLY CONFIRMED ORDERS ARRIVE!

Once you have completed the ordering process and the payment has been confirmed you will:

*See the message 'Successful Transaction' on the Screen * Receive an Email Confirmation *see Confirmed Orders listed in your Account History

Please take a moment to check that your order has confirmed. This is especially important if you've had your child place the order!

Please also double check the date you've selected when ordering - It's disappointing for a child to not receive an order they are expecting and also creates unnecessary work for the office staff at your school.

AVOID DOUBLE PROCESSING YOUR PAYMENT! CLICK ONCE on the PAYMENT BUTTON and WAIT!

CLOSE THE PAYMENT PAGE ONCE PAYMENT IS CONFIRMED!

and Finally......

We hope you'll continue to enjoy our service! BEST WISHES FOR A GREAT 2016!

Geraldine, Alison and the Team at Classroom Cuisine.



T.I.M.E.

Music at TPS calendar Semester 1 2016

Term 1 February 15 - Launch Songwriting Competition for CD March 24 - Songwriting Songs Due for CD Competition

Term 2

April 18 - Lauch CD Artwork Competition May 3rd 10am - Musica Viva, Shrewd Brass performance at TPS

May 17th - Steiner Strings Solo class 5 May 18th - Steiner Strings Solo class 4,6

May 31st - Senior Ensembles Concert at Coburg Junior High School - all senior ensembles to perform

June 8-10th - VSMF Orchestra Competition June 16 - CD Artwork for Competition Due

Week 10 - Northern Region School of Rock Performance this week

More details to come to all students involved!

UKULELE AND SONGWRITING WITH LIAM GERNER.

Calling all TPS songwriters!!! After an enjoyable 2015 teaching ukulele at TPS I have discovered how many incredible creative ukulele and songwriters we have at the school. From prep to grade 6 fantastic songs have been written by the children,

recorded and performed. So in 2016 ukulele we are offering cheaper and smaller ukulele lessons which focus on original composition. There are still some

spaces left for new students. Lessons are 30 minutes and weekly, with a maximum of 3 kids per class and the option of two student or individual classes. They are

cheaper this year too at $12 per lesson. A little about me, I am 32 years old and a professional songwriter/guitarist, I have worked in Europe, US and Australia

recording, touring, studying and teaching guitar for the past 12 years. I am currently playing guitar for my solo and band projects and with Vika and Linda Bull, The

Eurogliders (more at www.liamgerner.com). I am a great believer in learning and teaching music. Please contact me to book your child in or if you have any

queries . Liam Gerner [email protected] 0451972471



T.I.M.E.



TPS SONGWRIING COMPETITION



LIBRARY NEWS

OVERDUE BOOKS Thank you to all the parents and students who have returned books found over the holidays. Any books that were not returned at the end of last year must now be returned.

OSHC

I’d like to start by saying well done to all our new enrolments and preps for transitioning in to the OSHC program so

well. The New Year has started and we are in full swing of activities with our room filling up each day with new crafts and displays. The children have been getting their hands dirty planting different seeds into recycled CD cases to watch them germinate and grow. We recently had Stephanie an assessor come and join us for two programs and conduct a rating and assessment visit, we should have our results back in the next few weeks. Just a reminder as we are updating and going through medical files that if you have an asthma action plan with the school that we also require a copy at OSHC Thanks Andi

UNIFORM SHOP

Uniform Shop open Every Wednesday 8.30am-10.30am

or Shop online at www.psw.com.au

GARDEN PARTY

Everyone is invited to come along to our first Garden Party, this Friday 19th February, from 3pm in the Food Garden (near the prep/1 rooms). Every Friday we will be doing fun garden projects - planting, crafting, getting our hands dirty, making our gardens into even more thriving spaces. This is open to any member of the school community. Please note, when students join us at 3.30 they will need to stay in the Food Garden area (away from after school care) and be in the supervision of parent/guardians at all times.

RIDE TO SCHOOL DAY

Wednesday 2nd March, 2016 The idea for ride to school day this year is to get as many kids as possible riding, skating, scooting or walking. Get the kids excited about the day by decorating their bike or helmet. The ride to school team is

going to explain basic safety talking about helmets and having good running gear on their bike. The kids will then get taken around the course and they can practice their skills.



GARDEN PARTY



The Department of Education and Training (DE&T) and Thornbury PS does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser and no responsibility is accepted for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.

Community News

SMAD Dance and performance

$45 per term

High Street Thornbury

2016

Grade 5/6s Wednesdays after school

Prep/1 Tuesdays after school

(High school girls Mondays)

Concert at end of year

For enrolments and information

Please Call Mary 94786723

SUNRISE PRESCHOOL AND LONG DAY CARE We have exciting news! Sunrise Preschool and Long Day Care

(from North Fitzroy) is opening a new centre at 63 Woolton Avenue, Thornbury in April 2016! We are in the final

stages of the centres renovations and registration.

As a result we are happy to announce that we are now taking enrolments for 2016 and 2017. This year the centre will provide

only long day care service for three year olds. The kinder programme will commence in January 2017.

Please spread the word to your family and friends with little ones!

Registrations can happen via our website: www.sunrisepreschool.vic.edu.au

Northcote Junior Football Club (NFL Junior Club of the Year 2015) is a values based club that places a

particular emphasis on player development and participation, and players of all levels of ability and

experience are encouraged to join. We are based at McDonell Park Northcote (behind the pool) and are

seeking U9 to U15 players for the 2016 Season. We are especially keen to establish an U10 girls team.

We also invite boys and girls from grade prep to grade 3 to join our Auskick program, which runs on

Saturday mornings.

For more information come along to our Registration Day on Saturday 20 February 9am-1pm,

McDonell Park Northcote, or visit http://njfc.com.au

Club contacts: Secretary Ann-Maree Duncan ([email protected] or 0429 663 580) or

President Mick Everett ([email protected] or 0418 181 396).

Auskick enquiries: Auskick Coordinator Lachlan Spencer ([email protected] or 0419 546 205)

The music teachers at TPS recommend that you expose your children to lots of live music!

The free Melbourne Symphony Concerts provide a wonderful, free orchestral experience for families.

The Sidney Myer Free Concerts are the perfect soundtrack to summer in the city at one of Melbourne’s

most iconic outdoor venues. Admission is free and gates open at 4.30pm, entry is on a first in, best

dressed basis. Each concert runs for 2 hours and includes a 20 minute interval.

2016 Sidney Myer Free Concerts

Wednesday 17th February 7.30pm

Saturday 20th February 7.30pm

Saturday 27th February 7.30pm

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Community News




Community News

Full Boarding Homestay Families Are Sought for International Students at Northcote High School

Northcote High School seeks quality homestays from our local community, to help care for young international

students studying in year 10, 11 +12 with us. They are mainly from Asian countries, such as China, Vietnam, Korea,

Thailand and Cambodian. We also have some International Students are from European countries such as Italy and

Germany. Hosting International Students can bring a rich cross cultural experience and opportunity for our fami-

lies. Many local families already on board with Northcote High School Homestay Program over the years have en-

joyed and benefited from the diverse cultural and language exchange experience, especially when they have school

age children at home. The reverse experience for our International Students is very much part of their overseas

study journey. If you have a spare room and are willing to take care of a young international student please con-

tact the International Student Office 9488 2334 (or General Office 9488 2300 or email

[email protected]) for more information. Full boarding homestay fees are $300 per week (tax free),

which covers a fully furnished room, 3 healthy meals daily, laundry, household bills (including internet). Students

are responsible for their own transport.

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